Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as simply the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata...
chain creator depend divine energy matter mystery power remain though
And yet beings, in reality, do not remain in Me. Look at the power of My divine mystery. Though the sustainer and creator of all beings, I do not remain in them. (In reality, the chain does not depend on gold; the chain is nothing but gold. Also, matter and energy are different as well as non-different).
perfection persons scarcely strives thousands
Scarcely one out of thousands of persons strives for perfection of Self-realization.
danger die duty however lacking thine though
It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger.
activities meditation mind practice single sitting thoughts yogi
Sitting and concentrating the mind on a single object, controlling the thoughts and the activities of the senses, let the yogi practice meditation for self-purification.
author though
Though I am the author of this system, one should know that I do nothing and I am eternal.
birth born certain death grieve inevitable therefore thou
For certain is death for the born and certain is birth for the dead; Therefore over the inevitable thou should not grieve
blinded evil sin though
Though they, blinded by greed, do not see evil in the destruction of the family, or sin in being treacherous to friends.
dear infinite offer results thee thou unto
Offer unto me that which is very dear to thee -- which thou holdest most covetable. Infinite are the results of such an offering.
blaze exalted forth resemble splendor thousands
If the splendor of thousands of suns were to blaze forth all at once in the sky, even that would not resemble the splendor of that exalted being.
bound engaged mind sees self senses though whose
A Karma-yogi whose mind is pure, whose mind and senses are under control, and who sees one and the same Self in all beings, is not bound (by Karma) though engaged in work.
creation creator hear powers source
What the creation is, what it is like, what its transformations are, where the source is, who that creator is, and what His powers are, hear all these from Me in brief.
men questions wisest work
What is work and what is not work are questions that perplex the wisest of men.
austerity mind purity serenity
The serenity of mind, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and the purity of mind are called the austerity of thought.
known name sorrow state union
The state of severance of union with sorrow is known by the name of yoga.